Blake for the very first time (including Chalengers and Futures) won a three-setter with two winning tie-breaks! Monaco led 5:4 in the 1st tie-break and 2:0, 6:5 (30-15) in the third set -> 10 points in a row for James :bolt:

The Freak

04-14-2007, 02:22 AM

Tight first set, letdown from Blake in the 2nd, and tight third set as well. Basically, James just stepped up in the clutch. Not Blake's best performance, but a win is a win.

GlennMirnyi

04-14-2007, 02:23 AM

You really like the TB thing, eh? :p ;)

Monaco choked big time there.

Voo de Mar

04-14-2007, 02:23 AM

You really like the TB thing, eh? :p ;)

Monaco choked big time there.

I'm not only TB maniac :dance:

croat123

04-14-2007, 02:24 AM

monaco clearly played like shit when it counted most :o

The Freak

04-14-2007, 02:25 AM

monaco clearly played like shit when it counted most :o

James was absolutely clutch.

Marek.

04-14-2007, 02:25 AM

I thought Blake would fade away in that third set but he fought back. :hatoff:

+alonso

04-14-2007, 02:26 AM

I didn't see the match but seemed like Monaco got nervous or something after the 15-30 on Blake's serve at 6-5*

Pity Juan couldn't pull the upset

Congrats to Blake!

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 02:26 AM

TB's=:fiery:

Pico was better tonight :sad:

GlennMirnyi

04-14-2007, 02:27 AM

I believe Blake was the one pulling the upset. It's green clay, but it's still clay.

marti_228

04-14-2007, 02:27 AM

OHH I wanted Piquito to win.

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 02:28 AM

James was absolutely clutch.

real easy 3 and 4 win for Blake, no?

Pico was better :o

18-15 :rolleyes:

tangerine_dream

04-14-2007, 02:29 AM

James! :bowdown: Very nice recovery from that second set. Wonderful to see him playing so well again. Hope he can keep it up. :D

Voo de Mar

04-14-2007, 02:29 AM

Pico was better tonight :sad:

In "total points won" for sure: 109-104 Monaco ;)

The Freak

04-14-2007, 02:30 AM

real easy 3 and 4 win for Blake, no?

Pico was better :o

18-15 :rolleyes:

Ya, but who won the match? My guarantee comes true.

Deboogle!.

04-14-2007, 02:33 AM

monaco clearly played like shit when it counted most :oWow, my scoreboard didn't show me that :( Please tell me where you so clearly saw this :)

Voo de Mar

04-14-2007, 02:34 AM

I wonder when James finally wins a match after saving match point (was so close tonight) and a five-setter? Anyway, this tight victory should be very good for his confidence :)

Deboogle!.

04-14-2007, 02:36 AM

James has never won a match after saving MP? :eek:

The Freak

04-14-2007, 02:36 AM

Wow, my scoreboard didn't show me that :( Please tell me where you so clearly saw this :)

Exactly.

NicoFan

04-14-2007, 02:37 AM

Yeay for James, but :hug: for Juan. It would have been a nice upset for him and good for his confidence.

Voo de Mar

04-14-2007, 02:38 AM

James has never won a match after saving MP? :eek:

Never in singles on the main tour :(

Bad Religion

04-14-2007, 02:39 AM

Don´t let win the tournament to that idiot ---> enemy number 1 of tennis

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 02:40 AM

Wow, my scoreboard didn't show me that :( Please tell me where you so clearly saw this :)

:rolleyes:

Pico has had a history of tightening up at key parts of a match.

He has never been ranked in the top 50 :sad: he is definatly one of the top 20 in the world on clay.

tangerine_dream

04-14-2007, 02:41 AM

Yeay for James, but :hug: for Juan. It would have been a nice upset for him and good for his confidence.
Beating Blake on clay would be an upset? :lol:

GustavoM_Fan

04-14-2007, 02:41 AM

Poor Pico :bigcry:

Total Points won: Monaco 109-104 Blake......

Very sad..... :sad:

Deboogle!.

04-14-2007, 02:42 AM

:rolleyes:

Pico has had a history of tightening up at key parts of a match.

He has never been ranked in the top 50 :sad: he is definatly one of the top 20 in the world on clay.I don't care what someone's history is - James has the same history for that matter. You can't say something "clearly" happened without seeing it:haha:

The Freak

04-14-2007, 02:42 AM

Don´t let win the tournament to that idiot ---> enemy number 1 of tennis

You aren't talking about James, are you?

ReturnWinner

04-14-2007, 02:43 AM

Congrats clownaco for another choke :hatoff: you are a great cagón.

SwiSha

04-14-2007, 02:43 AM

geez Monaco u had em

Merton

04-14-2007, 02:44 AM

For those who saw their match at the 2006 US Open it was clear that James would be challenged in this match. Pico came close but could not close the deal, James was better in the points that mattered.

NicoFan

04-14-2007, 02:44 AM

Beating Blake on clay would be an upset? I thought it was slumping clay clown Blake who had the upset. :lol:

:lol:

You have a point. :lol:

But yes, it would have been an upset. ;)

Juan is still very young. Most player's aren't like Rafa or Nole and play so well so young. He's got a long way to go, and I don't see him starting to hit his stride for another couple years.

Voo de Mar

04-14-2007, 02:45 AM

I see on tenniscorner.net Monaco has poor tie-break record in career: 15-26. This match only confirmed his weakness in this departament.

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 02:46 AM

I don't care what someone's history is - James has the same history for that matter. You can't say something "clearly" happened without seeing it:haha:

You are right about the "clearly" part but Pico definatly did somthing wrong to lose the final set TB 7-0 :eek:

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 02:47 AM

Poor Pico :bigcry:

Total Points won: Monaco 109-104 Blake......

Very sad..... :sad:

why the smiley face? :sad:

NicoFan

04-14-2007, 02:47 AM

TennisMaster - like I said, Juan is still young. Give him a break. :shrug: He's still learning.

Merton

04-14-2007, 02:51 AM

You are right about the "clearly" part but Pico definatly did somthing wrong to lose the final set TB 7-0 :eek:

Monaco simply tightened up, he was up 6-5*, 30-15 and lost the next 10 points. He is not by any means unique in this department, a similar thing happened to Sam against Haas and a much more spectacular thing happened to Roitman against RMK, just to site recent examples.

GustavoM_Fan

04-14-2007, 02:54 AM

why the smiley face? :sad:

Smiley face???? :lol:

its a :bigcry:

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 02:55 AM

TennisMaster - like I said, Juan is still young. Give him a break. :shrug: He's still learning.

Hey I am a fan of Monaco, he is already 23, I just think he has too much talent too have never reached the top 50, he is currently at his highest ranking ever at 52 :) I do expect a great clay season from Pico. He just needs to imporve the mental aspect.

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 02:59 AM

Smiley face???? :lol:

its a :bigcry:

Ah I gotcha ;)

marti_228

04-14-2007, 03:02 AM

Hey I am a fan of Monaco, he is already 23, I just think he has too much talent too have never reached the top 50, he is currently at his highest ranking ever at 52 :) I do expect a great clay season from Pico. He just needs to imporve the mental aspect.

Yes, the key is the mentality. I was abroad when Pico won BsAs but I assume he has already "organized" his shots. Before, his game was very messy.
He always loses this kind of tight matches.

NicoFan

04-14-2007, 03:09 AM

Sorry tennismaster - I must have lost track of him - I thought he was 21, 22.

A lot of the guys have trouble with the mental part of the game. Hopefully Juan can get it together. And some guys bloom late - look at Nico who really didn't move up until he was 23, 24.

Voo de Mar

04-14-2007, 03:11 AM

Yes, the key is the mentality. I was abroad when Pico won BsAs but I assume he has already "organized" his shots. Before, his game was very messy.
He always loses this kind of tight matches.

I saw his victory in Sopot over Marc Lopez after saving two match points, and I must to say he played incredibly well at those match points. It was 3 years ago...

fabunny

04-14-2007, 03:12 AM

congratulations JB :bounce:

fabunny

04-14-2007, 03:14 AM

I am happy that James has gotten his confidence back. I don't know what he worked on during the week of the Davis Cup, but Thank goodness he is on a ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :bounce:

What a wacky one this was, wow. Good to see some extra fight in James to come back from a very shaky second set. :yeah:

shotgun

04-14-2007, 03:46 AM

As Bilbo would say: lucky one, James.

;)

ChinoRios4Ever

04-14-2007, 04:17 AM

Pico :sad:

but according to Judio's stats he will be in the top 50 for the 1st time in his carrer...

yomike

04-14-2007, 04:35 AM

Thank God this is Houston's last year, this tournament has no credibility at all. Andy Roddick 3 time champion:o, Mardy Fish as defending champion and possibly James as its last winner.

Fergie

04-14-2007, 04:42 AM

Juan :bigcry:

doublebackhand

04-14-2007, 04:46 AM

Thank God this is Houston's last year, this tournament has no credibility at all. Andy Roddick 3 time champion:o, Mardy Fish as defending champion and possibly James as its last winner.

no credibility becoz only americans win?

btw, congrats JB, good to see him playing well again.

Deboogle!.

04-14-2007, 05:09 AM

Thank God this is Houston's last year, this tournament has no credibility at all. Andy Roddick 3 time champion:o, Mardy Fish as defending champion and possibly James as its last winner.before spouting off, you could at least check your facts. Before it moved to Houston in 2001, it was in Orlando, on green clay; the tournament has existed since 1969. They brought it to houston and really dedicated themselves to try to make it a good event with the same red clay as RG, etc. They tried hard to get better players, they couldn't, so they didn't renew their contract, and next year it will move somewhere else.

Btw, before it moved to Houston (aka in its last year in Orlando), Gonzo won. :) Wilander, Lendl, Norman, Higueras, and other very good claycourt players were former champions.

I know it became considered by many here as a MM tourney in recent years because of the scheduling sandwiched between DC and Monte Carlo, but there's no need to make sweeping judgments about people and the tournament itself.

RickDaStick

04-14-2007, 05:25 AM

James was absolutely clutch.

Monaco choked. James is a mug, nothing clutch about him whatsoever.

RickDaStick

04-14-2007, 05:26 AM

Exactly.

But your scoreboard told you James stepped up the most when it mattered and was clutch?

yomeK

04-14-2007, 05:56 AM

TB's=:fiery:

Pico was better tonight :sad:

And that's why he won. :o:rolleyes:

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 06:09 AM

And that's why he won. :o:rolleyes:

Well, yes Pico won more points and more games but mentaly couldnt handle the third set tb.

STFU Noob ;)

yomeK

04-14-2007, 06:17 AM

Well, yes Pico won more points and more games but mentaly couldnt handle the third set tb.

STFU Noob ;)

And at the end of the day, Blake is in the Semis, and your Pico- he is on the next flight out of Texas.

I love how you try to argue your point. Is ignorance truly bliss?

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 06:19 AM

And at the end of the day, Blake is in the Semis, and your Pico- he is on the next flight out of Texas.

I love how you try to argue your point. Is ignorance truly bliss?

James is a mug :wavey:

yomeK

04-14-2007, 06:21 AM

James is a mug :wavey:

And it still will NOT change the fact that he IS in the Semis, and Pico is NOT.

Why are you in this thread? Pico lost, the better player won today. Get over it.

Here is my advice to you: Go back to school. Your ignorance and lack of intellect is extremely repulsive. It's a shame that people like you are allowed to browse public Forums.

jazar

04-14-2007, 07:43 AM

good match, great second set from juan the man, but he jsut couldnt find that extra little bit

Loremaster

04-14-2007, 07:45 AM

OK James was lucky a bit , but it is good to see him winning so tight mnatch it doesn't happen every day I hope he will win thaty tournament it owuld give him extra confidence

MrJ

04-14-2007, 08:21 AM

Don´t let win the tournament to that idiot ---> enemy number 1 of tennis

:wavey:

Bilbo

04-14-2007, 08:50 AM

lucky one, blake

doublebackhand

04-14-2007, 10:09 AM

well, even federer got lucky a few times a year, whats the big deal? shouldnt take credit away from the win.

Voo de Mar

04-14-2007, 11:08 AM

James is now 7-16 in the deciding tie-breaks (including Challengers & Futures) :help:

cobalt60

04-14-2007, 11:47 AM

:woohoo: Go JB!

gusman890

04-14-2007, 12:03 PM

Zabaleta will ip him a new one.

TMJordan

04-14-2007, 02:20 PM

And it still will NOT change the fact that he IS in the Semis, and Pico is NOT.

Why are you in this thread? Pico lost, the better player won today. Get over it.

Here is my advice to you: Go back to school. Your ignorance and lack of intellect is extremely repulsive. It's a shame that people like you are allowed to browse public Forums.

:haha: :haha: :haha:

As gusman just said, Zabaleta will rip him a new one :D ;)

musefanatic

04-14-2007, 08:37 PM

Sounds like a cracker of a match, but Blake was obviously too strong in the last set, but well done to both of them :)